Football Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Mission Viejo
By Team Reports
Oct 19, 2025, 10:00am
Football Recap: Mission Viejo Diablos vs. San Clemente Tritons
Mission Viejo's game on Friday was all tied up 10-10 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They strolled past the San Clemente Tritons with points to spare, taking the game 34-16. The victory was familiar territory for the Diablos, who have now won three games in a row.
Mission Viejo got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Luke Fahey out in front who threw for 378 yards and one TD while completing 74.2% of his passes. Those 378 passing yards gave Fahey a new career-high. A healthy portion of Fahey's aerial production (151 yards to be exact) went to KJ Woodbury JR, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Mission Viejo's run defense was locked in: San Clemente could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Jayden (JD) Hill for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Mission Viejo; they were averaging 4.8yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 4.6 per game.

Kane Nolte
10/17/25 vs San Clemente | 8 |
10/03/25 vs Long Beach Poly | 7 |
09/26/25 @ Chaparral | 11 |
09/19/25 @ McCallie | 10 |
09/12/25 @ Lincoln | 10 |
+ 7 more games |
Mission Viejo's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Kane Nolte with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season. Hill was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 12 total tackles (3.5 for loss), and defending one pass.
Mission Viejo's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for San Clemente, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mission Viejo will square off against rival Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, San Clemente is set to take on their familiar foe Los Alamitos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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